School: Inishcaltra
- Location:
- Cappaduff, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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- There were a lot of old trades in this dictrict long ago. The people used to make forks, spades, Shovels and sugans. There was a blacksmith in Middleline long ago and he usd to make forks, spades, shovels. He used to make these and bring them to all the fairs and sell them for a good price. Long ago the people of this parish used to grow flax. Then there was a man named Mr. Frank Winters who used to weave the flax into cloth.
- Collector
- Ivor Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonamirran, Co. Clare